Petula Fernandes
Petula is a Health Sciences student at the University of Ottawa, alumna of the StandWithUs Canada Emerson Fellowship program and student leader with Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO). She is passionate about healthcare, Middle Eastern politics and interfaith dialogue.
Bio last updated September 25th, 2019.
Articles by Petula Fernandes
Healthcare Has No Borders
By Petula Fernandes
September 25, 2019
Coming back to Canada after a summer internship at an emergency clinic in Jerusalem, Petula Fernandes recounts stories of selflessness that aren't found in headlines.
I believe clinics such as Terem, and in fact all healthcare facilities, function as an important reminder to humanity about the universal right to medical care, regardless of the patient’s cultural, religious or political affiliation and how every individual is entitled to receive basic health treatment Terem is a 24/7 emergency clinic that provides primary healthcare to Israeli and non-Israeli citizens alike while having more than half of its staff employed from the various Palestinian towns surrounding Jerusalem